INSPIRE EMPLOYEES AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH SUPPORTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY LEADERSHIP™ Some leaders are too harsh. Some are too lenient. Others are completely disengaged from employee performance management. Striking a delicate balance between supportive leadership and accountability is the key to ensuring employees are as effective and productive as possible. Sylvia Melena is the architect of the Supportive Accountability Leadership™ Model, a simple but powerful framework that helps leaders create an engaging work environment while promoting accountability and improving performance. Through a mix of stories, actionable tips, and tools, Supportive Accountability teaches front-line managers and supervisors to balance two different yet complementary performance management elements—supportiveness and accountability—to achieve excellence. The includes free access to the Performance Documentation Toolkit. RECOGNIZED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS Recognized by the 2019 International Latino Book Awards, the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and the 2019 San Diego Book Awards. Featured by Leadercast.com among the most notable leadership book releases of 2018 along with books by Ken Blanchard, Michael Hyatt, Morten T. Hansen, and other leadership experts. Used in graduate and undergraduate university courses in executive leadership along with prominent leadership books by Harvard Business Review, Simon Sinek, and Jon Gordon
About the Author: Sylvia Melena
Sylvia Melena is the Founder and CEO of Melena Consulting Group, a leadership and management consulting and training company based in San Diego County, California. The company helps organizations strengthen their leadership and management capabilities, create great workplaces, and improve performance. Sylvia is an award-winning author, speaker, trainer, and consultant with a knack for reinvigorating workplaces. She earned a Master of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, and a Minor in Sociology. Her work in leadership and management has been featured by the Society of Human Resources Management, the Human Performance Association, LEADx, Fit Small Business, and other leadership and management outlets. Before working full-time in her consultancy, Sylvia dedicated her life to serving children. She enjoyed a 25-year career with the County of San Diego, including almost 20 years managing public policy, strategic planning, operations, automation, quality assurance, compliance, budget, and contracts. She spent 14 of these years at the middle, senior, and executive management levels. Sylvia has led individuals, small teams, and entire workforces into notable performance improvement. She has coached, developed, and trained hundreds of seasoned and emerging managers and supervisors. www.LeadershipStrength.com
CUSTOMER REVIEWS "If the One Minute Manager wanted to recommend an engaging, actionable how-to guide for all business managers, this is that book." – David Freeman, Career Coach "Very integrative and complete, always focusing on how to boost performance." – Victor Martinelli, CEO at MDS Escuela de Negocios LATAM “This is practical, real-world advice that every manager and leader should have.” – Tina Hallis, Ph.D., Scientist and Positive Psychology Expert “Love this book! The author does a great job of providing real-life situations and offering best practices for leaders who want to truly lead their company.” – Paul B., Best Selling Inspirational Author // REVIEWS: “Sylvia has provided actual real-life scenarios... Quite a lot of research has gone into this, and although the book is about a business-related subject, the mix and match style of writing makes this a fun and engaging read.” – Reader’s Favorite Review “For someone new to a supervisory role, experienced and looking for a refresher, or a supervisor frustrated and losing passion for the job… It’s a well-written, interesting guidebook to best practices in all aspects of supervision by a proven expert in the field.” – HUGEOrange Publication Review
